Queensland Personal Injury Quantum Database
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments. Search and filter by claim type, court, body region, plaintiff age, occupation, and outcome. Built from public judgments by Roche Legal for practitioners and prospective claimants.
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Trinet Ruth Wilson v Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
[2023] QSC 135 Trial
The court found the defendant hospital negligent in failing to instruct the plaintiff nurse not to participate in patient restraint and in the security officers' failure to call… |
Professional | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Sacroiliac joint/pelvis, Psychiatric +1 | WCRA Common Law | ~39 | $1,634,419 |
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Norsgaard v Aldi Stores (A Limited Partnership)
[2022] QDC 260 Trial
Judgment for the plaintiff. The court found Aldi breached its duty of care by failing to provide adequate manual handling training and a properly enforced safe system of… |
Labourer | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine | WCRA Common Law | 33 | $157,768 |
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Longbottom v L & R Collins Pty Ltd
[2021] QSC 242 Trial
The court found the defendant employer liable in negligence for the unsafe harvesting method and assessed contributory negligence at 10%. After applying that reduction and the WorkCover refund,… |
Labourer | Shoulder, Right shoulder, Right hip +1 | WCRA Common Law | 30 | $482,697 |
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Seiffert v Chadwick and TAC
[2021] QDC 8 Trial
Liability for the rear-end collision was admitted; the contested issue was whether the plaintiff's ongoing neck symptoms and resulting career change (from construction/crane work to lower-paid union work)… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Cervical spine, Left shoulder girdle | MAIA | 33 | $456,640 |
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Walker v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd
[2020] QSC 329 Trial
The court found the employer negligent for failing to provide a safe system of work for accessing the roof and rejected the contributory negligence defence, finding the plaintiff's… |
Manager | Brain / head, Psychiatric, Cervical spine +2 | WCRA Common Law | 32 | $967,383 |
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Shepherd v Nominal Defendant
[2020] QSC 209 Trial
The court entered judgment for the defendant. Although damages were assessed at $1,174,430.84 (mostly agreed), the plaintiff failed to prove that an unidentified motor vehicle caused his motorcycle… |
Labourer | Brain / head, Elbow, Hand / wrist +4 | MAIA | 32 | $0 |
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